Category: Life Event
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You don’t just need passion for happiness
“Happiness comes from the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, and what the world needs. We’ve been told time and again to keep finding the first. Our schools helped developed the second. It’s time we put more thought on the third.”
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The politics of the party pack
There are few enough opportunities these days to teach our children the fun of simply giving, without expecting anything in return. And – on a purely practical level – is it a good idea to give kids who are already sugar-fuelled to their eyeballs, a little extra tartrazine for the road? I mean… why?
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Comic strip: After-school special
Landing your first job after graduating from varsity has the potential to be an epic journey in itself. Nina Lewis shares some of the key lessons she learned from this experience.
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This village is for all types of moms
Mom-in-progress Kagiso Msimango believes all moms – single, partnered, married or whatever – need all the support they can get.
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Don’t call me Mister Mom, call me Executive Dad!
Stay-at-home-dads, like stay-at-home-moms, are a misunderstood breed of home hero. Rudy Nadler-Nir, who prefers to call himself an Executive Dad, talks about his rules-of-thumb for running a household.
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The lure of Grand Designs
Building your own home may sound romantic, but as Maya Fisher-French has experienced, it takes a firm understanding of finances to get from the plans to the finished product. Just six weeks away from the completion of her dream home, Maya shares her most important lessons with us.
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Why I quit my job to ride a bike across Africa
Life is a cycle of work and play, experiences and adventures, the comfort of routine and the lure of the great unknown. For Ian McNaught Davis, the time has once again come to get on the road, head somewhere far from home, and confront the endless possibilities of change.
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Our cheap, comfortable, child proof castle
Amanda Spohr used to have green décor dreams for her home. Now the only green she sees is the swimming pool, but her home remains her castle. She explains.
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Zakhele Mbhele, fresh new face of parliament
He’s young, ambitious, energetic, and ready to ring in the changes. Meet the new man about the House.
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13 Life-changing skills every adult should acquire
Well, here’s a listicle that caught our fancy, in part because it comes from a book by Scott Adams, creator of everyone’s favourite corporate philosopher, Dilbert.